Beatles Forever

"Beatles Forever"
Song by Electric Light Orchestra
ReleasedUnreleased
Recorded1982, Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, the Netherlands
GenreRock
Length4:28
LabelJet Records
Songwriter(s)Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)Jeff Lynne

"Beatles Forever" is an unreleased song by Electric Light Orchestra in 1983, written by Jeff Lynne and intended for the album Secret Messages.[1] Initially, it was to be the seventh track of the double album configuration, featured on side two of the LP.[2] When the album was shortened to a single LP by CBS Records, eight of the eighteen total tracks were removed, including "Beatles Forever." The other seven tracks have since had official releases on various albums and remasters in some form prior to the 2018 double album release. Though this reissue of the parent album was meant to follow the original 1983 intended configuration, "Beatles Forever" was again excluded, making it the only track from the original album not to appear later as an official bonus track or part of a compilation.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Electric Light Orchestra – Beatles Forever (24 January 2008). "Music Reviews - Electric Light Orchestra – Beatles Forever". Thelogbook.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. ^ Caiger, Rob (June 2001). "SECRET MESSAGES". Face the Music. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Jeff Lynne revisits hs roots with ELO, classic covers efforts". Goldmine. 24 June 2013.